Debates on Colonial Genocide in the 21st Century

This book analyses the debates on colonial genocide in the 21st century and introduces cases where states are reluctant to acknowledge genocides. The author departs from traditional studies of the work of Raphael Lemkin or U.N. definitions of genocide so that readers can examine genocide recognition as a political act that is bound up in partial perceptions and political motivations. The study looks at the Tasmanian genocide, Al-Nakba, and several other tragic events. It also looks at the ways that these historical and contemporary debates about colonial genocides are related to today's conversations about apologies and other restorative justice acts. This work will be of interest to a wide range of audiences including researchers, scholars, graduate students, and policy makers in the fields of political history, genocide studies, and political science.

Provides a detailed critical analysis of some of academic and journalistic debates on colonial genocide Analyzes two major cases studies of genocide, the Tasmanian genocide and the Nakba Presents the argument that all decision-makers and global denizens need to treat genocidal recognition as a rhetorical achievement

Autorentext

Marouf Hasian, Jr. is Professor of Communication at the University of Utah, USA.

Inhalt

1. Chapter 1/Introduction: Critical Genocide Studies and the Need for 21st Century Decolonization Debates.- 2. Chapter 2: Remembering and Forgetting the Tasmanian Genocide.- 3. Chapter 3: The Indigeneity Wars: Academic and Public Refusals to Recognize Al-Nakba.- 4. Chapter 4: Opening Up the Pandora's Box That Comes with Academic, Legal, and Public Acknowledgments of Colonial Genocides.